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General Election 2020 - Party reps weigh in on choice for President of the United States

The chairman was asked to respond to the following question in 250 words or less:

Why should voters choose Donald Trump?

Lehigh County

Republican Committee Chairman

Glenn Eckhart

For your safety and security, for your financial health and well-being, the choice is obvious - re-elect Donald Trump for another four years.

The president will not let rioters prevail. Almost all of the law enforcement community has endorsed Trump for re-election. The president’s foreign policy has helped bring peace through strength, which is a winning combination every time.

Early on during the COVID-19 pandemic, the president took quick action shutting down travel to China. When personal protective equipment in the national stockpile was rotted and out of date, Trump ordered mass production to replace the supply needed for medical facilities and emergency personnel. During the pandemic, grocery stores had a mass surge and supplies were limited; the president’s quick action allowed truck drivers to increase hours of travel to continue to replenish our grocery stores.

After nearly a decade of no growth, the booming stock market has helped our 401(k)s and IRAs, it has helped our blue collar and low-income population to build their nest egg for retirement. The booming housing market got many of us out from under water. The increase in wages and historical low unemployment helped to drive wages up, fueling the freedom to purchase. The president’s U.S. first policy has helped to bring jobs back to American soil using a fair-trade practice instead of a free-trade practice.

No, President Donald Trump is not perfect, but then again, who is? Based on the evidence, he deserves to be re-elected for four more years.

Lehigh County Republican Committee Chairman Glenn Eckhart